Tag Archive: Country Living Tips

Tires: Fill ‘em with dirt and pound them. They make great retaining walls in a rammed earth tire dwelling. Dirt: As in…as cheap as. When you excavate the foundation for the rammed earth tire dwelling you will be reusing that dirt you just took out to put back in the tires. Firewood: As in cord…

A stackable system while living sustainably is taking into account which systems will work better together than apart, and going with the flow of that. For example if you plan on having an organic garden consider also having chickens. Why? They stack. Gardens get insect pests and a natural predator of bugs is of course…

Gardening for many of us is a joy that we don’t want to have to give up just because anything concerning bending over for say, seeding and weeding is taking a toll on our back. Well the good news is that we don’t have to. If we can’t bend down the obvious solution is to…

When setting up a successful animal community, there are a few things to take into account. Pigs don’t go with Cows, or sheep, or goats for that matter. Aside from the fact that these animals have some very different behaviors and needs there is another reason, a practical one. Cows, sheep and goats will very…

I’m not sure where the act of seasoning the firewood got started, but I can imagine some very cold and hungry cave dwellers going, “I have been trying to get this damn fire going all blooming afternoon and still no spark!” Growing up on my parents’ hobby farm we had stashes and piles of logs…

Man does this bring back memories living on my parents little 56 acre hobby farm in Ontario back in the 80’s. I have never particularly been a morning person so Roosters were not particularly my favorite farm animal. Short of sharpening the axe there are a few suggestions that might help you get that extra…